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my heart is pounding
blood
in my ears
everything around me is just
a blur.
my head feels light.
my chest feels so tight.
i can barely
breathe.
i feel sick to my stomach
at the thought
of you.
it’s not hate that grips me
nor lovesickness
not a disease at all.
it is pain
and fear...

I slam the door shut, breathing as heavily as though I’ve just run a mile. My heart is pounding so furiously I fear it will burst, my eyes blink furiously, keeping tears at bay, and my hands are trembling. I can feel it pulsing through me.
It is raging, fighting to get out of me; I don’t know w...

The plate was set down in front of me. I kept my face blank as best as I could as Luigi put plates down in front of my parents and uncle, knowing that, as the oldest, I could not react, even though my sisters recoiled noticeably.
“It’s a head,” said seven-year-old Cate bluntly, pointing at ...

I remember it well. The smell of the house. Throwing snowballs at cars. Playing Funny with my cousins. The special soup. The pitzel tin in the cupboard. Opening presents on Christmas Eve—why wait till the next day? The long table in the basement. Making pasta for dinner. Building a sign. Nailing i...

I’m all wrong.
I’m out of place.
Can’t do a thing
but hide my face.
I opened my heart
Showed them my soul
I got back laughs
They called me a fool.
“Don’t think of trying
Or moving on.
It’s too much work.
You’re not that strong.”
All I know
Is that nobody wants me.
It’...